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P. F. BOEYE BOX Re. 18,245

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 10, 1931'.

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PATENT orncs 1mm. 1-. mm, or, s-r.-r'a'oz., m1msora, ASSIGNOB .'.r o wannonr rerun rnonucrs comm, or or. rum, mimsora, A oonrona'rron or nmnxso'm 011811181 I0. 1,801,888, dated April I1, 1881, lerlal I0. 8H), filed October 15,1888. Application for rellme fled September 17, 1931. Serial No. 583,422.

My invention relates topaper boxes and therewith and has for its object to provide a removable divider together with a box constructed to retain 'the position of the divider therein, which box may be used with or without the divider, as desired. Another object resides in constructmg'the divider with a base and a divider. member issuing outwardly therefrom, oneof the walls of said box being ooved to receive the base of said divider I proper osition within the box. I

-A st further object of the inventlon resides in constructing said divider from sheet material and in bending the same to provide a doubled over divider member'with base members bent out from the'lowermost edge of the divider memberin o posite directions.

A still further object o the invention r'e-' sides in bending up the extreme edges of said base member to provide additional divider members extending in the same general direction as the doubled over divider member.

A feature of the invention resides in employing oppositely disposed dividers posi-- tioned at opposite sides offthe box and spaced from one another and in further disposing invention.

between said dividers another divider, sai last named divider being supported upon one of said first named dividers and held in its intermediate osition thereby, and, in turn, serving to hol said first dividers in place.

Other objects of the invention reside in the novelcombination of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and illustrated in'the drawings.

. In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a boxwith the cover thereof open and away and illustrating an em 'Fi 2 is a cross sectional view taken substantiallyalong line 2-2 of Fig. 1 with the cover of'fthe box in closed position.

Fi 3 is a developed view of the blank from whic the box is constructed.

- Fi 4 is developed view of one of the divi ers used in conjunction with my invenor retaining the same in ortions broken diment of my Fig. 5 is a perspective view of'one of the dividers used with the box-shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 1 illustrating a modification of the invention.

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view similar to Fig. 2 and taken on line 7- 7 of Fig. 6. 7

8 is a developed view of the blank from which the boxshown in Fig. 6 is constructed.

- Fi 9 is adevelopedview of the blank from whic the dividersused in conjunction with the box shown in Fig. 6 are constructed.

Fi 10 is a perspective view of one of the inserted and retained in position when 'cer-.

t-ain commodities or. articles are to be boxed and which ma be entlrely removed from the divi ers used in conjunction with the box boxes when 0t er commodities are to be contained within the same. At the same time, it is highly desirable to employ adivider which ma be properly positioned within the box an which at the same time occupies a minimum amount of space and does not materially add to the cost of the box. My invention serves to meet with these requirements rovidingea simple andeflective divider w ich ay I portion 10 w ich is. constructe froma blan 11 formed from a single sheet of material, such as indicated in detail in Fig. 3. The body 10" comprises ,end' walls 12 and 13 and side walls-14 and 15 which-are formed by scoring the blank 11 along two longitudinaL lines 16 and ,17' and along three transverse lines 18, 19 and 20. The box is formed by folding the blank along the score lines 18, 19

and 20 and bringing the'edges 21 and 22 thereof together at a corner of the box. These edges may be secured together. as by gluing a reinforcing stri along the corner of' the box or by meta? clips or by gluing quickly installed within the box or removed therefrom, as the occasion requires, and which can be construotedat a nominal and 15 of t e box or in any suitable manner.

' lines 16 an overlappin portions formed on the walls 12 A number offiaps 23, 24, 25 and 26 extend outwardly from the edges of the sides 14 and of the box, while similar flaps 27,28, 29

and 30 extend outwardly from the edges of adapted to be folded inwardly at right angles 'tot itself along the score line 34 to same is folded into rectangular form and the vide top and bottom closures therefor.

The divider used in conjunction with the box shown in F ig. 1 is formed from aiblank 32 such as is illustrated in detailin Fig. 4.

'Thisfblank is scored along equally spaced lines 33, 34 and 35 and doubled back upon rovide an outwardly extending tab or divi erfmember 36. The said blank is further folded along the score lines '33 and 35 to provide base members 37 and 38 adapted to extend .out wardly from the divider member and which lie in a common plane. In the construction of the box A flaps 27, 28, 29 and 30 are made shorter than half the length of the box to provide transverse grooves 39 extending across the box and disposed between the edges of said flaps and the particular flaps of the flaps 23, 24, and 26 which ha pen to be folded next to the said first named iiaps. The base members 37 and 38 of the divider 41 are of such a size as to be snugly received within the slots 39 of which the slot in the bottom serves to temporarily hold one of said dividers in place while the articles to be placed within the boxare properly positioned be-' {,ween the said divider and the walls of-the In the use of the device the box ma be shipped in knocked-down form by fol 'n the same along diagonal corners. --In suc case all of the flaps extend outwardly below the body'portion and e entire structure lies flat so that the knocked-down boxes ma be placed one upon the other and baled-i desired. When the box is desired for use the flaps 29 and bent inwardly along score line 17 toward one another tolie in a common plane. The Ha s 25 and 26 are next folded along the score ine 17 and to overlie the flaps f 29 and 30 and are glued to said flaps and to one another to provide a bottom closure for the box. Due to the relative length of the flaps 29 and 30 the v .isadapted tOlGOBlVG the divider 41.- The laniform.

ve 39 is formed which divider 41 is next folded from shape to that shown in Fig. 5 an the base members 37 and 38 thereof lodged between the edges of the flaps 29 and 30 and within daemon. Duetotheresiliencyofthe e side and end walls of the box to pro-- issue wardly and enga e the ed es of t e flaps 29 and 30 and there y hold t e divided temporarily ositioned within the box. cles to e contained within the box may next be placed within the respective compartments formed by the divider 41 and the walls of the box being separated at their lower portions by means of thesaid divider. Where the box is designed to receive two articles, another divider similar to the divider 41 is lacedbetween the objects at the top of the ox and flaps 27 and 28 next folded in place to receive the base members 37 and 3811f said second divider between the edges thereof. Flaps 23 and 24 are next glued to the flaps 27 and 28 and to one another to form a complete The arti-.

closure for the box. If desired, the various flaps of the box may be secured together by means of reinforcing strips instead of being glued or the same may be secured together by metal clips or fastenersof any desired ty e I Vhere the box is designed to contain four articles another divider, designated at 42, in

F i 1 and 2, is laced between the articles and extends in-a irection at right angles to the divider members 36 of dividers 41. This divider is of a length such that the same is freely received between the ends 12 and 13 of the box and is of .a height less than the distance between the two divider members 36 previously referred to. As soon as this divider has been properly positioned, the second divider 41 is installed and the flaps 27 and 28,23 and 24 folded in and glued together,

as previously described. The divider 42 is loosely positioned within the box, being retained in intermediate position by means of the end walls 12 and 13 thereof and by en-. gagement with one or the other of the divider members 36 of dividers 41. This divider alsoassists in holding the bases of dividers 41 against the top and bottom of the box.

Where four compartments along the length of the box are desired instead of two as shown in Fig. 1, the box and divider therefor may be constructed as disclosed in Figs. 6 to 10 inclusive. In such case; the box A, which I which is shown in detail in Fig. 10. This V divider is constructed from a blank 45 illustrated in Fig. 9 which is provided with three score lines 46, 47 and 48 similar to the score linee33,34snd'35ofblank82toforma lar to the base members 37 and 38. The base members 50 and 51 are considerably longer than the base members 37 and 38 and are scored near their edges along lines 52 and 53.

The material of the blank 45 is further bent up along the score lines 52 and 53 to provide parallel upstandingdivider members 54 and 55 which are substantially the same height as the divider member 49 and which referably extend parallel therewith. The ase mem bers 50 and 51 of the divider 44 are constructed of such a length as to snugly fit within the roove 43 formed between the edges of the haps 29 and 30 and serve to divide the interior of the box into four equal compartments.

In the use of this form of the invention the flaps and dividers are assembled in identically' the same manner as with the type of the invention shown in Fig. 1 and a second divider identical with the divider 44 employed for the upper end portion ofthe box The form of the invention shown in Fig. 6 mayalso be provided with one or more trans verse dividers such as designated at 42 in Fig. 1, depending upon the number of compartments desired and the size and shape of the articles contained within the box.

The advantages of my invention are manifest. The box isextremely'sim 1e in construction and can be constructs at an exceedingl low price. The box may be provided with or without dividers so that the use of the box is more or less universal. If desired, the bases of the dividers may be constructed such that use-of the two types of dividers may be employed with one box thereby permitting the use of the box for diverse purposes. The dividers can be constructed from small pieces of stock which are ordinarily wasted, thereby greatly reducing the cost ofthe boxes. The box and dividers can be both readily collapsed to permit of shipment in a compact form.

Although I have shown a particular size and style of box, yet it can be readily com rehended that the box inay be constructe in different sizes and shapes to accommodate the particular goods to be disposed within the same. The box embodied in my invention may also be constructed of difl'erent'kinds of paper or cardboard, depending upon the weight and other characteristics of the articles or commodities for which the box is to be used.

Changes in the specific; form of my invention, as herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is: 4

1. A box comprising a body portion havin four walls, flaps extending from correspon apart and enga e the facin between sai 'tion and toward one another, two of the over] in the other two flaps to form another wall or 51c box, the facing edges of the innermost of said flaps being spaced from one another, anda divider constructed ofsheet material andhaving a doubled over outstanding divider member, and a pair of base menibers extending outwardly therefrom and in a common plane, said base members bein received between the facing ed of sai innermost flaps, said base mem rs being resiliently connected together through the doubled over member of said divider to s rin edges 0 sai innermost flaps or friction 1y holding said divider. in place therebetween.

2. A box comprising a body portion having four walls, flaps extending from corresponding ends of the four walls of said body portion'and toward one another, two; of the flaps overlying the other two flaps to form another wall for the box, the facing edges of the innermost of said flapsbeing spaced from one another, and a divider constructed of sheet material and doubled over about a longitudinal line to form two juxta ositioned outstanding divider portions, and a ase member extending outwardly from one of said outstanding portions at the ede thereof opposite the foded edge of sai divider portion, said base being disposed between the facin edges of the innermost fla s and being urged against the facing edge 0 the adjoining flap throu h the resiliency of the folded portions of said divider to hold the divider in pla'ce between said flaps.

3. A box comprising a body portion having four walls, flaps extending from corresponding ends of the four walls of said body portion and toward one another, two of the flaps overlying the other two flaps to form another wall for the box, the facing edges of the innermost of the said flaps being spaced from one another, a divider comprising two juxtapositioned divider portions connected together and tending to spring apart, and

means opposite the connected orti'ons thereof forming a base for said divider for disposition between the facin edges of said innermost flaps said divider in held in place flaps through t e springing action of said divlder portions.

4. A box comprisin a walled body portion, spaced tabs exten ing from the top and bottomof said body portion toward one another to jointly formdividing means within the-box, and a divider within the box extending at right angles to said dividing means and interposed between the tabs thereof, said divider extending in a direction from top to bottom of the box to form in conjunction with said dividing means, four compartments coextensive with the height of the box.

5; A box comprising a walled body pertion, s aeed tabs extending from opposite walls said box toward one another to ointly form dividing means within the box runnin in one direction, a divider extendin in a direction at right'angles to said divi 'ng means and interposed between the tabs thereof, said divider being of a width less than the distance between said walls andbeing held in its intermediate position by edge to edge engagement with the free edge 0 one of said tabs. I

6. A box comprising a walled body por-.

tion, a divider at the to and a divider at the bottom of the box, the rst divider havin a base member contacting with the top and t e v second divider having a base member contacting with the bottom of the box, each divider having an outstandin divider portion ro- I jecting-inwardly into e box an away m no its base member,-sai d divider portions form ing in conjunction dividing means extending in one direction across the box and a divider" within the box extending at right angles to said dividing means and interposed between said first two dividers, said third divider extending in a direction from top to bottom of the box to form in-conjunction with said dividing means a plurality of compartments within the box.

3o '7. '1 box comprising a walled body 'portion, dividers at the top and bottom of the box, each constructed of sheet material doubled over on a longitudinal line to form two juxtafositioned outstanding divider portions, sai dividers being bent alo parallel lines at-either side of said-longitu inal line to form base members issuin outwardly from said divider portions, the ase members of one divider jengeaging the top of the box and 0 the base mem rs of the other divider'enga 'ng the bottom of the box, and a third divi er vWithin the box extending at right an- 7 gles to said first named' dividers and enga mg said first named dividers for holdin tl e' base portions thereof in enga ement wit the top and bottom of the box, sai dividers forming conjunction withone abothera plura 1ty of compartments within the box;

In testimony whereof I have'aflix'ed my j signature to this speeification.-

' PAUL F. BOEYE. 

